ART 200X Explorations in Art

The Romantic Era Impressionism vs. Realism     Impressionism is the most modern movement in painting, according to The Art Story. This movement was interested in painting what they saw rather than painting important men, history, or mythology. Their paintings were simple. They were so simple that they weren't super precise in their details. They painted what they felt as well. The Impressionism movement also refused official exhibitions, for the French government held their own group exhibitions for the public. Initially, this movement was met with hostility from the public because their paintings were so simple the critics said they were unfinished and of amateur quality. They also moved away from perfect symmetry and painted images of what they saw in day-to-day life.  Over time, this type of painting was accepted.      Realism is a form of art that began in the 1840s in France. This movement rejected the traditional art taught in the 1800s, the literature, and social organizati

Classical Exhibit Classical Art in the 1700s The Intervention of the Sabine Women Artist: Jacques-Louis David a French painter in neoclassical style. Created: 1799 Location: Luxembourg Palace Location Displayed: Musee du Louvre, Paris      The Intervention of the Sabine Women was painted when Jacques-Louis David was in prison during the French Revolution. The painting depicts men fighting and there are women in between stopping the fight. One lady has her hand against a man holding a sword and another man holding a spear-like tool. You can see the women holding the men pleading to stop the war. There are also babies on the ground at the forefront of the painting. The Sabine Women are pleading for peace during this time.       I chose this portrait because it represents peace. Especially because women are promoting peace in a time when men ruled the world.  This picture can still represent this world today, Peace, what we all want. I'm not sure if I would hang this in my house, but